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* [[Miss International 2013|2013]]: '''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' - Anu Namshiryn
* [[Miss International 2013|2013]]: '''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' - Anu Namshiryn
* [[Miss International 2015|2015]]: '''{{flag|Northern Marianas}}''' - [[Jian Joyner]] (TBA)
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* [[Miss Earth 2013|2013]]: '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' - [[Catharina Choi]] (3rd runner-up)
* [[Miss Earth 2013|2013]]: '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' - [[Catharina Choi]] (3rd runner-up)
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* [[Miss Earth 2015|2015]]: '''{{flag|Northern Marianas}}''' - [[Jian Joyner]] (TBA)


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Revision as of 15:21, 4 August 2015

Miss World 2015
Date19 December 2015
PresentersTBA
EntertainmentTBA
VenueCrown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China PR China
BroadcasterCCTV (China), E! (United States)
EntrantsTBA
DebutsAzerbaijan
ReturnsAlgeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Chile, Dominica, Estonia, Guinea-Bissau, Grenada, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Macau, Malawi, Morocco, Samoa, St. Kitts & Nevis, Uzbekistan, Zambia

Miss World 2015, will be the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant to be held on 19 December 2015 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China PR. Rolene Strauss of South Africa will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Contestants

72 delegates have been confirmed:

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
Argentina Argentina Daniela Mirón[1] 22 Malargüe
Austria Austria Annika Grill[2] 21 Gmunden
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Javidan Gurbanova[3] 24 Baku
Belgium Belgium Leylah Alliët[4] 23 Roeselare
Bermuda Bermuda Alyssa Rose[5] 22 Hamilton
Brazil Brazil Catharina Choi[6] 25 São Paulo
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Ciara Christian 21 Road Town
Bulgaria Bulgaria Simona Evgenieva[7] 20 Montana
Cameroon Cameroon Jessica Ngoua[8] 24 Douala
Canada Canada Anastasia Lin[9] 25 Toronto
Chad Chad Élise Dagossé[10] 22 N'Djamena
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire Andréa N'Guessan[11] 22 Yamoussoukro
Croatia Croatia Maja Spahija[12] 22 Šibenik
Curaçao Curaçao Alexandra Krijger[13] 18 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Rafaéla Charalámpous[14] 23 Nicosia
Czech Republic Czech Republic Andrea Kalousová[15] 18 Jaroměř
Dominica Dominica Odessa Elie[16] 20 Roseau
Ecuador Ecuador Camila Marañón[17] 20 Chone
Fiji Fiji Brittany Hazelman[18] 24 Suva
Finland Finland Carola Miller[19] 23 Helsinki
France France Hinarere Taputu[20] 25 Tahiti
Gabon Gabon Reine Ngotala[21] 18 Nyanga
Gibraltar Gibraltar Hannah Bado[22] 22 Gibraltar
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Arlène Tacite[23] 22 Basse-Terre
Guinea Guinea Mama Diallo[24] 18 Conakry
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Laila Da Costa[25] 20 Bissau
Guyana Guyana Lisa Punch[26] 23 Georgetown
Honduras Honduras Gabriela Salazar[27] 23 Tegucigalpa
Hungary Hungary Daniella Kiss[28] 21 Bag
India India Aditi Arya[29] 21 New Delhi
Indonesia Indonesia Maria Harfanti[30] 23 Yogyakarta
Israel Israel Maayan Keren[31] 18 Tel Aviv
Italy Italy Greta Galassi[32] 18 Rovereto
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Regina Vandysheva[33] 22 Almaty
South Korea Korea Jung Eun-ju[34] 22 Seoul
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Tattybubu Samidin-Kyzy[35] 20 Bishkek
Latvia Latvia Lāsma Zemene[36] 20 Riga
Lesotho Lesotho Relebohile Kobeli[37] 19 Maseru
Luxembourg Luxembourg Vonessa Alijaj[38] 19 Luxembourg City
Malta Malta Katrina Pavia[39] 25 Victoria
Mauritius Mauritius Aurellia Bégué[40] 19 Port Louis
Mexico Mexico Yamelin Ramírez[41] 22 Navojoa
Moldova Moldova Anastasia Lacub[42] 19 Băcioi
Mongolia Mongolia Anu Namshiryn[43] 24 Ulan Bator
Morocco Morocco Fatima El-Horre[44] 23 Marrakesh
Myanmar Myanmar Khin Thein Myint[45] 22 Mandalay
Nepal Nepal Evana Manandhar[46] 23 Kathmandu
New Zealand New Zealand Deborah Lambie [47] 22 Auckland
Nicaragua Nicaragua Stefanía Alemán[48] 22 Masatepe
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Leanne McDowell[49] 19 Cookstown
Peru Peru Karla Chocano[50] 24 La Libertad
Russia Russia Vladislava Evtushenko[51] 19 Chita
Samoa Samoa Latafale Auva'a[52] 22 Apia
Serbia Serbia Marija Ćetković[53] 20 Belgrade
Seychelles Seychelles Linne Freminot[54] 22 Mahé
Slovakia Slovakia Lujza Straková[55] 21 Banská Bystrica
South Africa South Africa Liesl Laurie[56] 24 Johannesburg
Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts & Nevis Jackiema Flemming[57] 22 Basseterre
Sweden Sweden Natalia Fogelund[58] 21 Gothenburg
Tanzania Tanzania Lilian Kamazima[59] 18 Arusha
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Kimberly Farrah Singh [60] 21 Tabaquite
Tunisia Tunisia Rawia Djbeli[61] 22 Tunis
Turkey Turkey Ecem Çirpan[62] 18 Bursa
Uganda Uganda Zahara Muhammed[63] 23 Kampala
United States United States Victoria Mendoza[64] 19 Phoenix
Uruguay Uruguay Sherika De Armas[65] 20 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Anyela Galante[66] 24 Guanare
Vietnam Vietnam Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê[67] 23 Ho Chi Minh City
Wales Wales Emma Jenkins[68] 22 Llanelli
Zambia Zambia Michelo Malambo[69] 23 Ndola
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Annie Mutambu[70] 22 Harare

Upcoming national pageants

The following countries have confirmed their national pageants. However this doesn't mean other nations aren't in the process of selection.

Country/Territory Date
 Namibia August 8, 2015[71]
 England August 14, 2015
 Thailand August 15, 2015[72]
 Jamaica August 15, 2015
 Dominican Republic August 16, 2015
 Aruba August 23, 2015[73]
 Puerto Rico August 25, 2015[74]
 Scotland August 27, 2015
 Ireland August 28, 2015[75]
 Malaysia August 29, 2015
 Bahamas August 30, 2015[76]
 Australia August 30, 2015
 China PR August 30, 2015
 Hong Kong August 30, 2015
 Panama August 24, 2015
 Chile September 3, 2015[77]
 Colombia September 5, 2015[78]
 Iceland September 5, 2015
 Netherlands September 7, 2015
 Germany September 7, 2015
 Philippines September 8, 2015
 South Sudan September 11, 2015
 Denmark September 12, 2015
 Guatemala September 12, 2015
 Japan September 14, 2015[79]
 Poland September 28, 2015
 Lebanon October 3, 2015
 Chinese Taipei October 10, 2015
 Georgia October 10, 2015[80]
 Antigua & Barbuda October 19, 2015
 Angola October 21, 2015
 Algeria October 29, 2015
 Albania November 9, 2015
 Estonia November 10, 2015
 Cambodia November 10, 2015

Other pageant notes

Debuts

Returns

Countries and territories which had previously competed and will return this year:

Last competed in 1968:

Last competed in 2002:

Last competed in 2003:

Last competed in 2006:

Last competed in 2007:

Last competed in 2008

Last competed in 2011:

Last competed in 2012:

Last competed in 2013:

Replacements

  •  Brazil - Catharina Choi Nunes replaced Miss Mundo Brasil 2015, Ana Luisa Castro after she voluntarily relinquished her title when it was discovered that Castro had been married to Belgian model and actor, Tanguy Backer before entering the pageant. Nunes was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Mundo Brasil 2015 pageant.
  •  Tanzania - Lilian Kamazima was crowned Miss Tanzania 2014, as the original winner Sitti Mtemvu resigned after being accused for a scandal regarding her age. Kamazima was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Tanzania 2014 pageant.
  •  Zimbabwe - Annie Mutambu replaced Emily Kachote, Miss Zimbabwe 2015, after she was stripped of her title when her nude pictures circulated on social media. Mutambu was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Zimbabwe 2015 pageant. For the second consecutive year, the pageant's winner has been stripped of her title for a similar scandal.

Designations

  •  Curaçao - Alexandra Krijger was appointed Miss World Curaçao 2015 by Dushi-Magazine, franchise holders for Miss World in Curaçao after the pageant was cancelled. Krijger was the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Curacao World 2014 pageant.
  •  France - Hinarere Taputu was appointed Miss World France 2015 by Sylvie Tellier, national director for Miss World in France, because of scheduling conflict. Camille Cerf, Miss France 2015, will not be able to participate in Miss World as she crowns her successor on the same day as the Miss World 2015 finals. Taputu represented Tahiti at Miss France 2015 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
  •  Guyana - Lisa Punch was selected as Guyana’s representative for Miss World 2015 by Natasha Martaindale, national director for Miss World in Guyana, after the Miss World Guyana 2015 pageant was cancelled due to lack of applicants and the upcoming General elections in Guyana. Punch was chosen from the few applicants who applied for the pageants 2015 edition before it was cancelled. She was a finalist at ABC’s Rising Star show.
  •  Korea - Jung Eun-ju was appointed Miss World Korea 2015 by Park Jeong-ah, national director for Miss World in Korea, after the pageant was postponed for the following year. Jung was the 1st runner-up at the Miss World Korea 2014 pageant.
  •  Russia - Vladislava Yevtushenko was appointed Miss World Russia 2015 by the Miss Russia Organization after they decided to send Sofia Nikitchuk the winner of Miss Russia 2015 pageant, to compete only at Miss Universe 2015. Yevtushenko represented Chita at Miss Russia 2015 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
  •  Samoa - Latafale Auva'a the reigning Miss Samoa and Miss Pacific Islands was appointed to represent Samoa at Miss World 2015 by Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai, national director of Miss World Samoa.
  •  St. Kitts & Nevis - Jackiema Flemming was appointed Miss World St. Kitts & Nevis 2015 by Eversley Liburd and Joan Millard, national directors for Miss World in St. Kitts & Nevis. Flemming was the 2nd runner-up at the St. Kitts & Nevis National Carnival Queen Pageant 2014-2015.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants: